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US 5,715,917 AGranted
Combination articulated vehicle damping method
OwnerLeonard F. Smallwoodinventor
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Abstract
A combination articulated vehicle damping method for absorbing the kinetic energy of the trail vehicle during a collision that includes crushing a damping material, positioned at a connection of the lead vehicle and the trail vehicle of a combination articulated vehicle, during the collision.
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A method of dissipating the kinetic energy stored in a trail vehicle of a combination articulated vehicle during collision comprising:
- affixing a damping material to the trail vehicle;
- positioning a slidably mounted slider frame and the damping material so that, when the relative position of the slider frame to the trail vehicle changes, the slider frame deforms the damping material;
- mounting a trail vehicle connector means on the slider frame;
- fastening the slider frame to prevent relative movement of the trail vehicle to the slider frame;
- and
- releasing the slider frame to slide relative to the trail vehicle when the combination articulated vehicle is subjected to a predetermined force.
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A method of dissipating the kinetic energy stored in a trail vehicle of a combination articulated vehicle during collision comprising:
- mounting a trail vehicle connector means to a slider frame;
- fixing the slider frame relative to the trail vehicle during normal operation of the combination articulated vehicle;
- releasing the slider frame to slide relative to the trail vehicle when the combination articulated vehicle is subjected to a predetermined force;
- and
- crushing a damping material affixed to the trail vehicle using the released, sliding slider frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.